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'Can a President force his will?': Maine governor Janet Mills on Trump administration's lawsuit

Maine Governor Janet Mills criticizes the Trump administration's lawsuit over the state's transgender athlete policy, deeming it an attack on states' rights and the rule of law. Mills accuses the administration of politically motivated investigations and asserts that the issue transcends sports, focusing instead on federal overreach. She vows a vigorous defense against the Justice Department's lawsuit.
'Can a President force his will?': Maine governor Janet Mills on Trump administration's lawsuit
Maine governor Janet Mills (left) and US President Donald Trump
Maine governor Janet Mills has said the Donald Trump administration's lawsuit against the state for "non-compliance" with the executive order on transgender athletes, is not only about who can complete on the field.
It is also about whether a President can force compliance with his will, and without regard for the rule of law, Mills said in a on her X handle.

Mills, a Democrat, called the Justice Department's move a "latest, expected salvo in an unprecedented campaign to pressure Maine to ignore the Constitution and abandon the rule of law."
She wrote, "This matter has never been about school sports or the protection of women and girls, it is about states' rights and defending the rule of law against a federal government bent on imposing its will, instead of upholding the law. Federal judge Woodcock's ruling of last Friday awarding the state a temporary restraining order reinforces our position that the federal government has been acting unlawfully."
For nearly two months, Maine, the governor stated, has endured "recriminations" from the federal government. She also accused the Trump administration of targeting the state with "politically motivated investigations" which had "predetermined outcomes."
She warned, "Maine might be among the first to draw the ire of the Federal government in this way, but we will not be the last."
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Mills also recalled her "tireless fights" for women and girls, for the health and well-being of children and families, and for the Constitution of Maine and the Constitution of the United States, as a district attorney, attorney general, and governor, respectively.
She concluded by declaring her administration will put up a "vigorous" fight against the Department of Justice's lawsuit.
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